Archive for February, 2007
Heritage Makers a scrapbooker’s dream
By Tammy Walquist
Shana Davis wanted to scrapbook, but after the birth of her triplets and the mountain of pictures that came with them, she found it difficult to find the time to make one.
When the boys were little, Davis used to get all her supplies out and sit on the bed working while they napped, but once they got older and were awake more, the window of time she had available became smaller. She still had boxes of pictures to wade through.
After attending the Scrapbooking USA Expo in search of a more time-efficient method of scrapbooking, Davis found the perfect solution in a company called Heritage Makers.
Heritage Makers, based in Provo, is an online publishing system, designed to help participants storybook, or record pictures, text and other important mementos in a hardbound, published book. Users can go to the Web site, heritagemakers.com, and enter their information either into a template or their own design and come away with a book.
Davis says it’s a great way to create a priceless keepsake.
“If you publish a book and give it to someone as a gift, (they) will never get rid of it,” she said. “People will always remember that you gave them that book.”
In addition to helping Davis keep on top of her own photos, Heritage Makers has also become a good home-based business opportunity. Davis is an independent consultant and says it’s ideal because she can be at home for her sons during the day and do parties in the evening when her husband, Jeff, is home.
“I’m a people person, and I love (Heritage Makers). It’s such a positive product,” she said. “I’ve made a lot of new friends and some great books for myself…. I love seeing someone’s face when they get a book like this in the mail.”
The prices to publish a book range from $79.95 for a 12 x 12-inch book to $34.95 for a 3-by-3-inch brag book. One of the most common is an 8-by-8-inch story book for $49.95. Davis says the result of publishing makes the cost worthwhile.
“It costs money to publish the book, but once it’s done, it’s priceless,” she said. “Memories not written down and not captured are forgotten.”
In the short time Davis has been with Heritage Makers, she has had many memorable moments. For Christmas, she made a book for her sons’ kindergarten teacher of the traveling gingerbread man class members or their relatives use to document places they have been. The teacher loved it, Davis said.
Davis also did a book highlighting moments of her mother-in-law’s life. As a surprise, she had all Jeff’s siblings write tributes to their parents that she included in the book. Her mother-in-law was so touched she cried.
Anyone interested in learning more about Heritage Makers can contact Davis by calling 801-550-5571 or e-mailing Shana.Davis@comcast.net.
Although her method of scrapbooking isn’t what most would call traditional, Davis said she intends to continue and loves the result.
“The reason I like it so much is because it’s so positive. It’s just fun,” she said. “I love helping clients and friends turn something into a beautiful, priceless book, their own designer book.”
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EGC offers scrapbooking class
East Georgia College Division of Continuing Education will offer a Scrapbooking Class on Feb. 20 and 27 from 6- 7:30 p.m. in Room J527, located in the Luck Flanders Gambrell Building.
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Craft lover finds her niche with scrapbooks
Rosalind Jennings | Special to the Sentinel
LEESBURG — Cheri Renner-Kutch feels lucky these days.
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Republic offers Winter Wonderland Scrapbook series
News-Leader
Republic Parks and Recreation Department and “Two Scrappy Moms� will offer a Winter Wonderland Scrapbook series starting Feb. 20.
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Scrapbooking @ Target
by Marcy
I have been keeping a scrapbook, of and on, for about 12 years, ever since a family friend started selling us Creative Memories supplies and convincing my mom and sisters of the wonders of collecting photos and making them into art on a page. I’ve enjoyed scrapbooking, and have gradually gotten bolder in my page designs– originally working mostly on blank pages with pictures cut out into cute shapes, growing to using more colors and decorations over time. For a long time most of my scrapbooking supplies came from said family friend, or occasional trips to craft stores like Michael’s.
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Scrapping the Scrapbooking Trend
Danville, in fact the nation, is currently under the spell of epidemic scrapbooking. And as a fad follower, I, too, am addicted to the sport … er, hobby. I blame my daughter-in-law Sue for that. She got me hooked. Sue produces stylish scrapbooks, colorful cards and artful signs that Martha Stewart would inside-trade for. Already, my 2-year-old grandson, Bradley, has a half dozen scrapbooks detailing his life so far.
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Scrapbookers rally for marathon event
By Paula King
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Mary Fitzpatrick and her best scrapbooking buddies have a standing crop date every Tuesday at Brentwood’s Scrap-Diva.
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Scrapbook Event to Benefit Cancer CARE Fund
A year ago, a group of scrapbook enthusiasts (they call themselves “croppers”) decided to turn their pastime into a fundraiser for cancer.
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Taking an Adventure in Scrapbooking
By Vickie Kapnas
Staff writer
vkapnas@tcnewsnet.com
When Becky Detrick decided to open Adventures in Scrapbooking four years ago, she wanted to do more than just begin a new business. She wanted to create a gathering place.
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Scrapping 4 Inclusion – All Day Scrapbooking Crop to benefit The Bubel/Aiken Foundation
The Bubel/Aiken Foundation (Clay Aiken’s charity for the inclusion of children with special needs) has approved a nationwide fundraising and awareness initiative called Scrapping 4 Inclusion.